Izuchukwu OkosiSuper Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been named among the shortlist for the FIFA Team of the Year 2023.
The Nigerian international who has scored 10 Serie A goals for leaders Napoli this season and another strike in the Copa D’ Italia has been sensational for the title-chasing side.
The Parthenopeans are nailed-on to qualify for the UEFA Champions League and with a seven-point gap above their next challengers, are leading contenders for the Scudetto.
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Osimhen is central to that aspiration and he has been listed with other illustrious names in the game like Karim Benzema, Neymar, Vinícius Jnr., Ousmane Dembélé, João Félix, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden, Cody Gakpo, Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mané, Kylian Mbappé, Christopher Nkunku, Darwin Núñez, Mohammed Salah, Heung Min Son, Dusan Vlahovic, Olivier Giroud and Antoine Griezmann.
According to FIFA, fans will now be able to vote on who merits a spot in the renowned Team Of The Year XI, as voting has just begun and will end on January 17, with the final list being announced on Thursday, January 19.
Osimhen was not able to team with Nigeria’s squad for the 2021 African Cup in Cameroon due to a serious facial injury.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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